There is a small town at the junction of Huangshi and Ruichang, called Jiaozuo Town. The town has a small population, only about two hundred households, but at this time, there are not many people left in the town. They are not in the war. Before he ran away, he was almost slaughtered by the Sixth Division.
The soldiers of the Sixth Division are mainly from Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Kagoshima in Kyushu, Japan. Although the Japanese always brag about the Sixth Division, they have "black skin and bright red blood" and how brave they are. Fight with kindness. But no matter how much the Japanese brag, they cannot hide the fact that Kyushu is really too poor. Most of the men there are soldiers as a profession, and their fierceness and brutality are their truest portrayal.
Although in this time and space the Sixth Division was not able to display their most brutal side during the Battle of Nanjing due to the appearance of Su Rui, this cannot conceal the fact that they are brutal in nature. In the past few years in China, Killing and massacre are still a common practice for them.
Around the largest courtyard in the center of the town, a squadron of soldiers was closely guarding the place. In a small house in the yard, Machijiri Yuki, who had just returned, was sitting at a wooden table with his head lowered, listening to the battle report from Chief of Staff Shimono Kazuhiro.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, in this morning's battle, the 13th Regiment suffered a total of 1,537 casualties, including 1,0834 dead, and the 47th Regiment suffered more than 450 casualties. The independent anti-aircraft artillery regiment lost seven Taisho 14-year-old 105 anti-aircraft guns, six 150-caliber heavy mortars, and"
"That's enough! Stop reading it!"
Machijiri Yuuki suddenly shouted loudly, and he raised his head suddenly. Eyes full of bloodshot eyes, he stared at Shimono Yihuo and shouted loudly: "We have only fought for a whole morning and have casualties in half of the regiment and nearly half of the anti-armor firepower, while the opponent only lost more than ten tanks and Hundreds of soldiers. Can you tell me what this is all about?"
Shimono Kazuo was silent. The battle this morning was too fierce. He had never experienced such a fierce battle since he took office as the chief of staff of the Sixth Division. Facing the attacks of more than two hundred tanks, the position was completely destroyed. The soldiers on board had no good solution at all and could only rely on the soldiers to carry out jade-breaking attacks. But in the face of the overwhelming rain of bullets, only one or two of the soldiers carrying explosive bags carrying explosives can get close to the opponent's tank, and they are not necessarily guaranteed to blow up the opponent's tank. . Such a disparity made Shimono Yihuo, who had never taken the lives of soldiers seriously, couldn't help but feel terrified.
??Looking at Shimono Yihuo who was silent. Machijiri Yuuki's chest kept rising and falling violently. He tried hard to calm down his anger. It took a while before he calmed down. He turned to Shimono Ichiho and said, "Shimono-kun, it seems that we can't count on Lu Hang in the afternoon battle." Those guys. Their aircraft are far inferior to those of the Chinese. Until the empire develops new fighters that can compete with the Chinese, we can only rely on our ground forces. You Imperial Army University 21 Is there any good way for the top students in this period to deal with the Chinese tanks?"
Shimono Yihuo thought for a while and said: "Your Excellency, division commander, in my opinion, the Chinese tanks are really sharp. You also saw the battle this morning. It's not that our soldiers don't work hard, but they are facing The rolling steel chariots of the Chinese cannot be resisted by the bravery of the soldiers. I think there are only a few ways to resist the Chinese chariots. One is to dig more anti-tank trenches, but to order independence The remaining anti-aircraft artillery of the anti-aircraft artillery wing took cover and waited for the Chinese tanks to approach the position before delivering a fatal blow to them."
Machijiri Ryouki couldn't help but be startled: "Are you talking about making fun of the jade-breaking attack on China's tanks?"
The so-called jade-breaking attack is actually what Japanese military officers often call a meat bomb attack. In the eyes of the officers, it is the most commonly used method, and no one has ever thought there is anything wrong with it. The same goes for Machijiri Yoshiki, so when he heard Shimono Kazuhiro say this, Machijiri Yoshiki couldn't help but feel strange.
Shimono Yihuo shook his head like a rattle, "No, your Excellency, division commander, you have misunderstood me. Although the jade attack has little effect, it is precisely because of the spirit of the warriors who are desperate to die with their opponents." This makes the Chinese people use rat weapons and never dare to rush into our position too unscrupulously. Otherwise, our first line of defense would have been lost long ago."
Machijiri Ryouki asked with some confusion: "What do you mean?"
"I mean exactly the opposite. I think we should take advantage of the truce to send a large number of warriors to lurk on the battlefield. They can pretend to be dead bodies, wounded people, or hide in bomb craters and all hiding places until the afternoon of the China War. When the tanks attacked us again, they rushed out unexpectedly and died together with the Chinese tanks. If we can kill a large number of their tanks, we may be able to delay their offensive, and we can easily wait until the arrival of the 13th Division."??
Hearing this, Machijiri Yuuki frowned a little, and he asked again: "How many warriors do you think is appropriate to send out to carry out this kind of jade-breaking attack?"
Shimono Yihuo thought for a while and replied: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, this kind of operation will not be effective without a small number of people. I think that on such a wide battlefield, at least eight to nine hundred warriors should be sent to lurk. Waiting until the Chinese chariots launch an attack and launching a sudden attack together can have the effect of deciding the outcome in one fell swoop."
"Hiss"
Machijiri Yuuki couldn't help but take a breath, not because Shimono Kazuhiro's method was ineffective, but because this method was really inhumane. Although sending soldiers to carry out fatal attacks is also a tactic commonly used by the Japanese army, it is a helpless choice made when the war is unfavorable and there is no other solution. But before the battle even started, so many people had to be sent out for Operation Jade Crushing. This was something that had never happened before since the establishment of the Japanese army! Moreover, when Shimono Yihuo's upper lip touches his lower lip, there are eight or nine hundred people. This is the size of an infantry brigade, and if this incident is reported back to the mainland, it will definitely cause a sensation and shock. If this kind of tactics is used, the outcome of the battle will be If there is still no improvement, then Machijiri Rangji will be very passive. After all, if the matter of taking soldiers lightly and sacrificing a brigade at once is exposed, I am afraid it will also cause criticism.
After thinking for a long time, Machijiri Ryouki shook his head and said: "No, it's daytime. If you send a large number of soldiers to sneak into the battlefield, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of the Chinese people. It would be better if your plan is implemented at night."
Shimono Yihuo quickly bowed his head, and then flattered a little: "Your Excellency, the division commander, is right, it's because of the low consideration of the humble position!"
Machijiri Yuuki waved his hand: "Hmm! But the question now is how will we resist the Chinese attack this afternoon?"
"Yes." Now the two of them couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Suddenly, Shimono Yihuo thought of something. He slapped his thigh and shouted: "Your Excellency, division commander, I have thought of a way."
Machijiri Ryouki asked curiously: "Oh, what can I do?"
Shimono Yihuo said happily: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, I remember that there are still some aborigines in this town. We can capture them all and press them to the position. If the Chinese dare to shoot at us in the afternoon, they will die." A person must be a pariah of these tribes! In this way, the Chinese people will definitely turn against the rat, which can also buy us time."
"Oh, this." A hint of surprise flashed in Machijiri Yuuki's eyes, but then he said with some embarrassment: "Shimono-kun, will this affect the reputation of the imperial army? If the Chinese use this The incident was widely publicized, and the base camp was blamed" At this point, Machijiri Yuuki stopped talking.
When Shimono Yihuo heard this, he couldn't help cursing in his heart. This guy is really duplicity. He is obviously already moved, but he still makes such a hypocritical gesture. This kind of behavior of wanting to eat mutton but not wanting to eat meat is really too much. It's disgusting. In order to prevent the disgusted look on his face from being seen by Machijiri Yuuki, Shimono Yihuo lowered his head and said: "Your Excellency, division commander, this idea came from the humble position, and the responsibility will naturally be borne by the humble position. You Just don¡¯t worry!¡±
"Oh!" Sure enough, Machijiri Yuuki felt much better after hearing this. He patted Shimono Yihuo's shoulder and said happily: "Yo Xi, Shimono-kun is indeed the pillar of the empire. Very good. Wait for this After the battle is over, I will report your achievements to the commander of the garden department, so don¡¯t worry!"
Shimono Yihuo endured the pain in his heart, bowed and said loudly: "Hai, thank you, the division commander, for your support!"
"Well, then hurry up and make the preparation worksheet!"
"Hai!"
Soon, this small town was thrown into chaos because of Machijiri Yuki's order. Groups of heavily armed Japanese soldiers rushed into the people's homes like locusts, killing all those who had not had time to escape or who survived. The people were all arrested
Outside the Japanese military position, two division commanders, Li Chenzhe and Wu Chengfeng, were also having lunch in a tent. In the past two years, as Su Rui resolutely implemented the strategy of developing while fighting wars, and also sold medicines and various supplies on a large scale, Su Rui still had a lot of money in his jurisdiction. He also sold sulfa powder, penicillin, etc. to the United States. While medical supplies are buying their soybeans, flour, canned meat and other grains on the American market, they are entrusting American cargo ships to continuously transport these supplies to Guangdong. This is not a bad thing for the Americans. The quality of food in war zones is unparalleled in all of China.
Li Chenzhe and Wu Chengfeng both had a canned lunch in front of them, and they were eating it tastelessly while whispering this